Platinum nano-catalysts deposited on reduced graphene oxides for alcohol oxidation

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 614-620

  Li, Feihui ^a   Guo, Yongqin ^b   Wu, Tao ^b   Liu, Yu ^b   Wang, Wei ^b   Gao, Jianping ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF COMMERCE   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ethanol oxidation; Methanol oxidation; Pt RGO II; Pt RGO IV; RGO

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; ETHANOL; FUEL CELLS; GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METHANOL; OXIDATION; PLATINUM; SODIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY AND STABILITY; ETHANOL OXIDATION; METHANOL OXIDATION; OXIDATION OF METHANOL; PLATINUM NANO-PARTICLES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SYNTHETIC PROCEDURES;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84883630975     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.08.058     Document Type: Article

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